Section of a bud of Lecythis holcogyne. Photo by N. P. Smith.

• Title

  Section of a bud of Lecythis holcogyne. Photo by N. P. Smith.

• Creator(s)

  N. P. Smith

• Publisher

  NYBG

• Description

  Medial section of a bud of Lecythis holcogyne showing the androecial hood, the staminal ring, the oblique orientation of the style, and that the placentae arise from the lower septum based on the Forestry Department of Guyana F1507 from Guyana. From a reydrated flower from a herbarium specimen.

• Specimens

  Specimen - 00810361, Forest Department of British Guiana F1507, Lecythis holcogyne (Sandwith) S.A.Mori, Lecythidaceae (245.0), Magnoliophyta; South America, Guyana

• Taxonomy

  Lecythis holcogyne (Sandwith) S.A.Mori

• Copyright Statement

  Copyright 2012 Nathan Smith

• Image Type

  Stereomicrograph

• Subject Part

  Bud

• Continent

  South America

• Country

  Guyana